RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [ny][.06].23-25. Crambe maritima (Sea kale) / Draft of Cross and self fertilisation. CUL-DAR209.3.118. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, edited by John van Wyhe 11.2022. RN2

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR209.3 contains materials for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880).

Draft is in the hand of Ebenezer Norman with corrections by Darwin. The text of the draft corresponds to Cross and self fertilisation, p. 383.


[118]

Sea Kale

8° 30'

9° 20  up & to left 1

10 15  up & to right

11. 50  an atom down & to right 2

12 53  an atom up 3

2  a little down

3.  an atom down 4

4°  an atom. right & down

5  some way to left & down

6  up & to right 5

7 15  back to left

9°  in middle of old marks 6

10. 25  do

23d   do

    New Plant

7°. 52'

9. 3  risen much & to R.

10  vertically up

11  to right down

12  same course

1°  to left or back

2 27  vertically up

2. 55  to right & up

4°   to left

4°. 55'  up & to R.

5 . 34  up

6. 20'  up.

7° 10  fallen!

8 55  risen again

24th

6. 50'  ⨀

8. 5'  down

8. 50  down

9. 45  down & to R.t

10. 45   

11° 45 risen more str L.

12. 45 down & to right

2°  much down, same course

3 — same course

4  good way up

5'   do

6°   do

7°   15', do

10°

25' 6° 40

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